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Crystal Nail Salon's spa therapy is designed to revitalize and smoothly moisturize hands, arms, legs, and toes, making them appear younger and suppler. Put your hands where a member of the skilled staff can see them, and you'll be rewarded with a neat nail trimming of fingernails and toenails. Perfectly symmetrical tips will take the place of formerly unruly edges and cuticles will be gently groomed into a more sightly disposition. The skilled 'curists include spa therapy for your legs, feet, toes, arms, hands, and fingers. A deliberate polishing finishes up your transformation from hand abandon to extreme extremity envy. Besides receiving a brilliant treatment for your tips, some of the rougher regions, such as elbows, dry hands, and fingers, will be serenaded by a symphony of smoothness.

A cream-colored spa accented by green sprouts, marble, and stone sets the stage for relaxation at Aqua Lifestyle Nail Salon & Spa, where skilled aestheticians bolster beauty with services for the skin, hair, and nails. Wrinkles and furrows fade into oblivion as the staff tightens skin with Lumière LED facials and turns back the clock on sun damage with the lightening peel’s cocktail of lactic acid and brightening serums. Kneeling at the foot of 1 of 17 plush pedicure chairs, a technician culls overgrowing nails, curbs wayward cuticles, and ousts spent skin with a sea-salt scrub, promoting relaxation and the joyful urge to commute via kickline. Among the salon’s other services, airbrush tanning bronzes bodies without UV exposure and gentle head-to-toe waxing treatments strip away hair with warm wax.

After an auto accident caused a cervical fracture and disk herniation, Dr. Miller spent years in serious pain. He underwent numerous consultations, tests, and treatments, but nothing seemed to help. He began to study herbal medicine, meditation, and exercise in an effort to understand the body and come up with his own treatment plan. But success only came when he began seeing a chiropractor, and the radical results inspired him to enroll in chiropractic college.
Guided by his own experience, Miller now offers clients several different holistic and noninvasive treatments at Synergy Functional Medicine and Laser Pain Center. He uses laser therapy to alleviate unresponsive, deep-tissue pains, and nonsurgical decompressions to restore herniated discs or maternal backs injured from steps on sidewalk cracks.

Krislyn Gross knows hair. The stylist has been cutting, conditioning, and coloring locks for nearly 10 years, and continues to further her education to keep ahead of the latest salon trends. And it's no problem if her clients are unsure of what look they want—Krislyn's friendly attitude and fluency in hair dialects make finding the perfect style a breeze.

Stylist Hector perfected the art of cutting, coloring, and styling hair while a student at Paul Mitchell School East Bay. Now a seasoned pro, he works from within the walls of Diablo Beauty Salon, detaching unwanted wisps of hair from the heads of children, men, and women. He also highlights strands and straightens unruly locks using smoothing treatments.

Stylist Chayenne Mallari approaches transforming her clients' hair as an art form, adding pops of vibrant color into locks with feather hair extensions or layers of dimension with highlights. It's been more than 10 years since she transformed her first head of hair, but she is dedicated to staying abreast of the industry's latest trends with continued training and certifications, and she creates her own techniques. Her services cover all manner of haircare techniques, ranging from cuts to coloring to extensions to Brazilian blowouts. She also preps brides for their big days with elaborate updos and makeup applications that will flawlessly cover up stubborn face paint that lingers from first-grade birthday parties.

Groupon Guide

As one of the least conservative cities in the world, San Francisco might seem like a place where anything goes in the style department. And while that’s true to a certain extent, a perfect haircut or day-of blowout will always be in style, and might help you score points with a significant other or at that big meeting. Here are a few of San Francisco’s hippest hair salons.
If you’re looking for a paparazzi-ready style session, single-concept Drybar in the Fillmore is the place. The highly focused salon offers neither cuts nor colors, but will perk up your ‘do in no time flat. And unlike many premier shops, Drybar charges a mere $40 for their service, regardless of hair length. And if you weren’t convinced yet, hear this: mimosas and complimentary snacks are included. Should the skies open up, they may even give you an umbrella as you walk out, to keep your new mane beautiful no matter the weather.
Glama-Rama in the Mission is, perhaps stereotypically for this city, both an art gallery and a beauty salon. Flat irons, bridal updos, full highlights and dreads – Glama-Rama handles anything you can comb at it, all in a warmly retro setting full of artwork from nearby creative types. Some art is even done by the staff themselves, proving that it’s a fine line between art and hairdressing.
Hayes Valley’s Hair Play is also a great option for any woman looking for a change. Whether it’s a dramatic difference in length or a bold new color, Hair Play’s stylists have both an eye for detail and a desire to lavish their attention on everyone’s locks.
Ladies who rock bangs know that every eighth of an inch can be crucial, and that’s where the Pretty Pretty Collective comes in. When it’s time for a bit of a snip without making a fuss over the rest of your tresses, this crew will take good care of you with precise trims, as well as a full array of salon services. Although a slightly higher price point than many others, unisex Pretty Pretty is where the Mission’s garden-variety babes go to become knockout beauties.

Meghan Doyle has been styling hair in San Francisco for four years—or 16 consecutive seasons. She’s no stranger to the challenges of the warmer months, when the heat and the fog team up to stress out your tresses. So, with August fast approaching, we visited Salon V (1609 Vallejo St.) and asked her how to maintain happy, healthy summer hair.
GROUPON: When the days get longer and the nights shorter, how can we keep our tips top-notch?
MEGHAN DOYLE: Instead of getting a full haircut every six to eight weeks, in the summer opt for a professional deep condition, blow-dry, and “dusting” of the ends with scissors every three to four weeks. You'll get the extra moisture from the treatment, and keep your ends looking constantly fresh without losing length. At home, use a hydrating shampoo and conditioner in these warm, sunny months. I love and use Pureology’s hydrating formula in the salon—it’s also sulfate-free.
GROUPON: Summer means lots of sunshine, but too much sun can cause hair color to fade. What do you recommend to preserve a do’s hue?
MD: During your first color service of the summer, add on a color sealing treatment. It’s going to make those dollars you just spent on that perfect summer shade go a long way. Keep the moisture intact with quality hydrating products and keep your head covered with a hat, scarf, or turban when you are in direct sunlight for long periods of time. (Think: pool, river, beach, festivals, parks, etc.)
At your “end of the summer” color service, splurge again and add on a clarifying prep treatment before your color. It will help get the summer buildup, like product and mineral deposits, out of your strands and off your scalp, preparing your hair for a bright fall color.
GROUPON: For those of us with frizz-prone hair, how can we, as you so elegantly word it, give the finger to Karl the Fog?
MD: Begin your style with a frizz-free product, then give yourself a good blowout. Use a brush, work in small sections, and keep the air flowing in the direction of the hair growth to keep the cuticle down. This creates the silky-smooth look we all want.
If hair starts to act up after being out in Karl for a while, change course and twist or braid it into a low chignon. Always keep a few pins on you just in case. And lastly, sometimes we just need to embrace the foggy hair—big is beautiful.
This interview has been condensed and edited.